The Rev Craft Biz Podcast

Sam Hunter
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Craft biz owner Sam Hunter talks to her colleagues in the quilting and craft industry about it what it takes to run their businesses in today’s world; essentially creative people talking about creative solutions for running creative businesses! They cover topics related to entrepreneurship, juggling all the things, maintaining sanity, avoiding burnout, prioritizing their creative practices, and ways to change the industry for the better for all who work in it. www.revcraftbiz.com

  1. Sep 9

    Making, Curating, Exhibiting, and Experiencing Activist Art - with Mel Beach

    084 In this episode, Mel Beach is back with us! Mel and I took on a convo about activism quilts, and how they appear out in the world – both throughout history, and in the current landscape of both artistic activism and politics. We talk all the facets of making this work, curating it, displaying it, and experiencing it as a viewer. And what to do when you come across work that isn’t your cup of tea. Mel has also been making up a storm of fun stuff on her IG feed, using watercolor instead of fabric for the moment. We talk about how making the ugly stuff helps you make the good stuff! Show Notes https://melbeachquilts.com/ Instagram: @melbeachquilts https://www.instagram.com/melbeachquilts/ Bisa Butler - https://www.instagram.com/bisabutler/?hl=en Timna Tarr - https://www.timnatarr.com/ Meg Cox - https://megcox.com/ SAQA - https://www.saqa.com/ Marianne Fons - https://www.mariannefons.com/ Social Justice Sewing Academy - https://www.sjsacademy.org/ Nancy Stovall - Just Quilting PDX - https://www.justquiltingpdx.com/ Heather Cox Richardson - Jennifer Wilken Penick - https://www.instagram.com/jenniferwilkinpenick/?hl=en Playing with a Full Deck - https://vmota.org/playing-with-a-full-deck/ Fiber Fix Fam - https://www.thequiltcourse.com/offers/tqwzKvQN/checkout How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

    Making, Curating, Exhibiting, and Experiencing Activist Art - with Mel Beach

  2. Aug 26

    Making Words Make Money - with Rachel Allen

    Episode 083 In this episode I’m chatting with Rachel Allen about copywriting and marketing. She talks about finding a way to be human in your marketing communications without being performative, and about understanding what your customer is looking for first before you attempt to sell them anything! Show Notes Website - https://www.boltfromthebluecopywriting.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/boltfromthebluecopywriting Ellie Trier - https://zuzushausofcats.com/ Bon Bon Viviant - https://www.instagram.com/bonbonvivant/?hl=en Mary Williams - https://www.instagram.com/sensiblewoo/ Mad Priest Coffee - https://madpriestcoffee.com/ ReMarkable - https://remarkable.com/ *Indirect Work by Carol Sanford - https://amzn.to/4oaeZqN *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

    Making Words Make Money - with Rachel Allen

  3. Aug 12

    Taking the Temperature of What You Do - with Jo Avery

    Episode 082 In this episode I’m chatting with Jo Avery. We talk about her entrepreneurial journey from her early twenties, and how she has refined her businesses along the way to suit the stages of her life, including moving from in person teaching to online, and partnering with people who have other skill sets and compliment hers. Jo is also a maker of temperature quilts - a style of quilting that has fascinated me. She talks about developing them using improv techniques (her favorite way to work) and using these, and 100 Days projects, as playgrounds for her next big idea. Show Notes Website - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/joaverystitch/ Bayeux Tapestry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry British Museum/Bayeux Tapestry - https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/bayeux-tapestry Lady and the Unicorn Tapestry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_and_the_Unicorn Festival of Quilts - https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/ Daisy Aschehoug - https://warmfolk.com/ Svalbard Retreat - https://warmfolk.com/products/svalbard-retreat-2026-deposit Thread House Academy - https://academy.thethreadhouse.co.uk/ Creative Spark - https://ctpub.com/ Cleopatra’s Needle Needlepoint - https://www.cleopatrasneedle.co.uk/ Jo’s Temperature quilt - https://joavery.co.uk/temperature-quilt-and-temperature-embroidery/ Temperature quilt archive - https://joavery.co.uk/category/temperature-quilt/ Karen Lewis - https://www.karenlewistextiles.com/ Nick Ball - https://www.instagram.com/quiltsfromtheattic/?hl=en Kelly Lautenbach - https://www.instagram.com/itsjustsew/ Exhausted Octopus - https://exhaustedoctopus.com/ *Dear Data: A Friendship in 52 Weeks of Postcards - https://amzn.to/4o7lpXU Jo’s patterns - https://store.stitchgathering.co.uk/collections/pdf-patterns Journey to the Centre of a Quilter Book - https://store.stitchgathering.co.uk/products/journey-to-the-centre-of-a-quilter-book Handiquilter Moxie - https://handiquilter.com/product/hq-moxie-15-quilt-machine/?srsltid=AfmBOop_zOlmMc1xxxky0-rIJoSdGN0hf3sWoyDbktMoBw3AsJKmMN3s Aurifil - https://www.aurifil.com/ Modern American Vintage - https://modernamericanvintage.com/ Poking tool - https://modernamericanvintage.com/collections/quilting-tools/products/pointturners Scorer - https://modernamericanvintage.com/collections/quilting-tools/products/heramarkers *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

    Taking the Temperature of What You Do - with Jo Avery

  4. Jul 29

    Where the Inspiration Comes From - with e bond (Part 2)

    Episode 081 In Part 2 of my convo with book artist and fabric designer e bond, we delved into where you look for inspiration. e brought a lot of her book making and painting skills to her first fabric designs, and subsequent lines relate back to this in an on-going story. We also talk about what can be inspiration, and it’s not necessarily other art. e is a huge reader, and many of the books she reads turn into art ideas. I loved the great sense of art being threaded through all aspects of her life, and honestly, find myself needing to do a bit more of that in mine! Show Notes Website - https://ebondwork.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eisroughdraft/ Creativebug classes - https://www.creativebug.com/instructors/e-bond Enid Blyton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton *The Notebook, The History of Thinking on Paper, by Roland Allen - https://amzn.to/4wZP09t Austin Kleon - https://austinkleon.com/ *Mick Herron Slough House - https://amzn.to/4u01MCd *Twyla Tharp, The Creative Habit - https://amzn.to/4ecMOUL *The Art of Looking Sideways - Alan Fletcher - https://amzn.to/4vlRDB5 *Picturing and Poeting - https://amzn.to/3PQFnJu *Robin Wall Kimmerer - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Robin-Wall-Kimmerer/author/B001KIHUZE?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=25143b97-e2d8-49ab-94ec-7cb6e815745f *Braiding Sweetgrass- https://amzn.to/4wZMU9y *Atomic Habits - https://amzn.to/4dF3jsH *The Year of Yes, Shonda Rhimes - https://amzn.to/4uFAXo7 14-Pattern Series - https://huntersdesignstudio.com/shop/?swoof=1&product_cat=quilt-patterns&product_tag=fourteen-fqs The Slowdown Show - https://www.slowdownshow.org/ Tracy K. Smith - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/tracy-k-smith Tiger Melon, Tiger Moon blocks - https://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/tiger-moon-and-tiger-melon-quilt-block Singer sewing machines - https://www.singer.com/ *Bone Folder - https://amzn.to/4dGKhlD *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

    Where the Inspiration Comes From - with e bond (Part 2)

  5. Jul 15

    Allowing the Creative Process to Lead You - with e bond (Part 1)

    Episode 080 Book artist and fabric designer e bond joined the pod and we had a really vibrant conversation about how to discover and work in one’s own creative process. We also talk about how to capture ideas and where they live until they can be brought to life. I find creative process conversations so thrilling. We all do it differently, and yet, we’re all essentially reaching for the same thing: the place where we get to manifest an idea into something of substance. Our conversation went long, and it was so satisfying that we’re making it a two-parter. Show Notes Website - https://ebondwork.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eisroughdraft/ QuiltCon - https://www.quiltcon.com/home Sarah Bond - https://www.instagram.com/slbphilly/ Victoria Findlay Wolfe - https://vfwquilts.com/ Free Spirit Fabrics - https://www.freespiritfabrics.com/ Counter - https://www.freespiritfabrics.com/fabric-lines/in-shops-now/counter/ PUNC*T - https://www.freespiritfabrics.com/e-bond/ David Hockney - https://www.hockney.com/home David Hockney’s iPad art - https://www.hockney.com/works/digital/ipad Three daffodils - https://andipaeditions.com/viewing-room/558-print-guide-david-hockney-7th-april-2021-three-david-hockney-s-7th-april-2021-three-daffodils-in/ *The History of Art without Men by Katy Hessel - https://amzn.to/3PvXwMP *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

    Allowing the Creative Process to Lead You - with e bond (Part 1)

  6. Jul 8

    The Legacies We Live In and Leave Behind - with Kristin Barrus

    Episode 079 Kristin Barrus was just recently awarded her doctorate, and the focus of her studies were entrepreneurial quilt makers. I was honored to be one of her interview subjects a couple of years ago, and it was wonderful to talk to her about what came from all her research. I can’t begin to summarize it, other than to say it’s fascinating. It’s both surprising and not surprising to hear that many entrepreneurs, while connected to the cloth and smart about making businesses in the industry, are equally interested in altruistically creating legacies that support other women. Definitely singing a song I love! Show Notes Website - https://www.kristinbarrus.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kristinbarrus/ Substack - Quilt Alliance - https://quiltalliance.org/ Costco Bulgogi Beef Potstickers - https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/p/-/bibigo-beef-bulgogi-mandu-dumplings-3-lbs/100340255 QuiltCon - https://www.quiltcon.com/home Edith Turner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Turner_(anthropologist) Nancy Stovall - Just Quilting PDX - https://www.justquiltingpdx.com/ Pfaff - https://www.singer.com/collections/all-pfaff-machines?srsltid=AfmBOopM3eo619hb6HWfX8mi6XJjDwAWHxTaerPAy3JjEbw4EEZOH2Iu This machine fought COVID-19 medallion - https://www.etsy.com/ProfDuckworths/listing/860652781/this-machine-fought-covid-19-medallion?utm_campaign=Share&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_source=MSMT&utm_term=so.smt&share_time=1617389374000 Jean Ray Laury books - https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jean-Ray-Laury/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJean%2BRay%2BLaury How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Fine Art: - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product SHARE Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

    The Legacies We Live In and Leave Behind - with Kristin Barrus

  7. Jun 24

    Designing Quilt Patterns to Make Something That Can't Be Unmade - with Cheryl Brickey

    In this episode my Cheryl Brickey of MeadowMist Designs joins the podcast. When not designing quilts, and running a really fun and successful Curated Pattern Bundles project, Cheryl works writing patents for an industrial fabric design company. We talk about the building blocks of pattern writing, design inspiration, and what, if anything, pattern designers can do to protect their intellectual property. We talked a little about what got us into quilting, and Cheryl said something that really resonated with me: she wanted to make something that couldn’t be unmade. What a great way to look at the legacy behind a quilt. Show Notes: Website - https://www.meadowmistdesigns.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/meadowmistdesigns/ Mystery Quilt Alongs - https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/p/mystery-quilt.html Yvonne - Quilting Jetgirl - https://quiltingjetgirl.com/ Advent calendar with pockets - https://huntersdesignstudio.com/product/countdown/ QuiltCon - https://www.quiltcon.com/home Hoffman Fabrics - https://hoffmancaliforniafabrics.net/ Carolina Moore - https://www.carolinamoore.com/ Cheryl Brickey’s books: *Modern Plus Sign Quilts - https://amzn.to/4tDGTwT *Just One Charm Pack Quilts - https://amzn.to/4mnDBLW *Just Two Charm Pack Quilts - https://amzn.to/4dGaKQO Bernina 710 - https://www.bernina.com/en-US/Machines-US/Series-Overview/BERNINA-7-Series/BERNINA-710 *Launch - https://amzn.to/4efakkq *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a hand-made, never AI, reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

    Designing Quilt Patterns to Make Something That Can't Be Unmade - with Cheryl Brickey

  8. Jun 10

    What Making Quilts and Writing Novels Have in Common - with Marianne Fons

    In this episode Marianne Fons joins to talk about teaching quilting on public TV with her Quilty partner Liz Porter, long before the internet and youtube! It was great to be able to ask her about what the business landscape looked like when direct mail was how you reached your customers. Surprisingly, some aspects of business haven’t changed at all, and we talked about the importance of the right person doing the right job within a growing business, and that she and Liz were great opposites and compliments to each other. Recently, she has shifted her interests to becoming a novelist, and has a book coming out next year. Our conversation covers some of the similarities in creating books and creating quilts, and lot about creative inspiration in general. Show Notes Website - https://www.mariannefons.com/ Substack -Fons and Porter - https://quiltershalloffame.net/fons-porter/ Mary Fons - https://www.maryfons.com/ Eleanor Burns - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Burns Montavilla Sewing Center - https://www.montavillasewing.com/ Tara Miller - https://quiltdistrict.com/ Six Know-it-Alls - https://www.youtube.com/@SixKnowItAlls European Patchwork Meeting - https://patchwork-europe.eu/en/home/ Red and White quilt collection - https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/infinite-variety-three-centuries-of-red-and-white-quilts/ Iowa Quilt Muesum - https://www.iowaquiltmuseum.org/ Iowa Theater - https://www.the-iowa.com/ Quilt Talk - https://huntersdesignstudio.com/product/book-quilt-talk-autographed/ Page and Pixel - https://www.page-and-pixel.com/ C&T Publishing - https://ctpub.com/ Portland Art Museum - https://portlandartmuseum.org/ David Hockney - https://www.hockney.com/home BERNINA - https://www.bernina.com/en-US/Home-United-States Baby Lock - https://babylock.com/ Janome - https://www.janome.com/ *Theo of Golden - https://amzn.to/47rMiP9 Big Magic - https://amzn.to/4tbZuQv Brené Brown - https://brenebrown.com/ *Dare to be a Great Writer - https://amzn.to/3PNPAGd *Affiliate link - I might make a commission but you don’t pay more How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz is a hand-made, never AI, reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Where to find Sam Hunter: How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz - www.revcraftbiz.com Hunter’s Design Studio - www.huntersdesignstudio.com Embroidered Journey - www.embroideredjourney.com Sam Hunter Art - www.samhunterart.com The RevCraftBiz Podcast is a Quilt Talk™ product Thanks for reading How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to How to Own a Revolutionary Craft Biz at www.revcraftbiz.com/subscribe

    What Making Quilts and Writing Novels Have in Common - with Marianne Fons
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Craft biz owner Sam Hunter talks to her colleagues in the quilting and craft industry about it what it takes to run their businesses in today’s world; essentially creative people talking about creative solutions for running creative businesses! They cover topics related to entrepreneurship, juggling all the things, maintaining sanity, avoiding burnout, prioritizing their creative practices, and ways to change the industry for the better for all who work in it. www.revcraftbiz.com

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  • Creator
    Sam Hunter
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    86
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © SAM HUNTER
  • Show Website
    The Rev Craft Biz Podcast

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